Frasassi Caves

The Frasassi Caves is a karst cave system near the municipality of Genga in the region of .
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Italy
  • Also known as: “Grotta di Frasassi” and “Valico di Frasassi”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Genga-San Vittore Terme railway station and Sanctuary of Santa Maria infra Saxa.

Railway station

Church
is a Roman Catholic abbey and church in the comune of Genga, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pierosara and San Vittore.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km east of Frasassi Caves.

Frasassi Caves

Latitude
43.4004° or 43° 24′ 1″ north
Longitude
12.9611° or 12° 57′ 40″ east
Elevation
320 metres (1,050 feet)
Open location code
8FMJCX26+4C
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Frasassi Caves” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهوف فراساسي”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրասասի քարանձավներ”
  • Catalan: “Coves de Frasassi”
  • Cebuano: “Frasassi Caves”
  • Czech: “Grotte di Frasassi”
  • Danish: “Grotte di Frasassi”
  • Dutch: “Grotten van Frasassi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف فراساسى”
  • Esperanto: “Kavernoj de Frasassi”
  • French: “grottes de Frasassi”
  • French: “Grottes de Frasassi”
  • Galician: “Covas de Frasassi”
  • German: “Grotte di Frasassi”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαια Φρασάσι”
  • Italian: “grotte di Frasassi”
  • Italian: “Grotte di Frasassi”
  • Macedonian: “Пештери Фразаси”
  • Malayalam: “ഫ്രാസാസി ഗുഹകൾ”
  • Persian: “غارهای فراساسی”
  • Polish: “Frasassi”
  • Polish: “Grotte di Frasassi”
  • Portuguese: “Grutas de Frasassi”
  • Russian: “Пещеры Фразасси”
  • Russian: “Фразасси”
  • Spanish: “Cuevas de Frasassi”
  • Ukrainian: “Зала свічок”
  • Vietnamese: “Các hang động Frasassi”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang động Frasassi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Galleria del Guano and Discesa dei Pipistrelli.

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